Dec
 18

Time management tips for designers

Whether you work in a corporate office, small production house, or as a freelance designer, chances are you have a lot to do. As designers, we many times have multiple projects to work on, clients to find, bills to manage, research to do, meetings to go to, and more. If we aren’t careful, time can [...]

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Dec
 9

51 New Year resolutions for graphic and web designers

The traditional New Year Resolution: some dread it and some embrace it. Of course, it’s not always easy to sit down and decide what we hope to accomplish over the next year. Below you will find a few ideas that I hope will be helpful in making you a more successful graphic or web designer [...]

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Dec
 8

Impressive Design Time Lapse Videos

Web site design time lapse by Tim Potter

Web Design Time Lapse by Xif.com

Web Site Redesign Time Lapse by SKDC.com

T-Shirt Design Time Lapse by David Lozeau

Logo Design Time Lapse by MMagic.net

Page Layout Time Lapse

Video Title Animation Time Lapse from wmc-ap.org

Choosing a Typeface Time Lapse by Brian Hoff

MacWorld Magazine Cover Design Time Lapse by peterbelanger.com

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Dec
 3

17 Left-brain exercises for creative people

Most creative people are right brained and frankly, sometimes we work the right half of our brains way too hard. Being “right-brained” means we like to think outside the box, frequently disregard logic, and typically hate subjects like math and spelling. But researchers have noted that the brain works more efficiently if we not only [...]

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Dec
 2

Amazing print designs made without a computer

There is a long-standing debate (which I will not be addressing today) on whether or not software like the Adobe Creative Suite  enables designers to be creative and design impressive pieces of work.
This post showcases an impressive collection of print designs made without the use of a computer. It highlights some of the front-runners in [...]

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Nov
 24

8 ways web design is changing the graphic design industry

In the last ten or more years, web design has become one of the most prevalent design professions and skills in the world. It’s nearly impossible to be hired as a new graphic designer these days without having some sort of background in web design. Dare I say, the world will one day reach the [...]

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Nov
 18

How to make more money as a freelance designer

I love to do design work. I always have. But let’s be honest–I also have bills to pay. Chances are, so do you. But many times as freelance designers we fail to take advantage of the small opportunities to make a little more money. We undervalue our potential and cheat ourselves out of what we [...]

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Nov
 13

6 Graphic Design Predictions made in 1998

I was recently reading an issue of Critique Magazine from 1998 and I found an interesting article titled: “6 Predictions for the Millenium”. The article refers to six predictions that Marty Neumeier (the author of the article and current president of Neutron LLC, a San Francisco based firm specializing in brand collaboration) considered would occur [...]

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